Mitchell Martin

Mitchell Martin

Former Staff|Money

Mitchell Martin is a senior editor on the Forbes Money & Markets team. He edits and occasionally writes articles about finance, economics and investing. He joined Forbes in 2022 and is based in New York. 

Recent articles he has written dealt with the strength of the U.S. economy, a blockchain entrepreneur's plan to allow copyright holders to take advantage of fan fiction, and passive-investing strategies.

In previous stints, he was in charge of breaking news on the Forbes website and the capital markets and investing editor of Forbes Global. 

Martin has also worked as an editor and reporter for the International Herald Tribune and United Press International. He is a graduate of Columbia College, where he was managing editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator.  

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PREMIUM4,107 viewsJul 18, 2024

Using ETFs To Profit In A Chaotic World

As globalization unravels, a Cold War is beginning to take shape, with China replacing the Soviet Union as the main U.S. antagonist. New technologies will become key weapons, requiring new investor strategies.

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2,684 viewsJul 8, 2024

Crypto Miners Get AI Boost; Billionaires Bandy Bitcoin Talk On X

Power contracts make bitcoin miners a back-door play on artificial intelligence.

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3,317 viewsJul 1, 2024

MtGox Gusher Dampens Bitcoin; Billionaire Cohen Abandons Crypto VC

Exchange that closed in 2014 to begin returning bitcoin to customers; market slumps. Met's owner exits crypto venture capital.

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PREMIUM33,014 viewsJun 24, 2024

How AI Is Distorting The Returns Of Vanguard's Largest ETFs

Recent returns for VOO and VTI seem to confound conventional wisdom that stocks of small and medium companies outperform large-cap issues in the long run.

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3,713 viewsJun 17, 2024

Trump Wants Bitcoin Monopoly | CZ's Billions Double In Jail

Soaring Binance exchange token helps elevate Zhao’s net worth as he serves four months on a felony charge.

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PREMIUM422 viewsMay 23, 2024

SEC Stunner: Ether ETFs Are A Go

Regulator approves exchange requests to list spot ether funds tracking the price of the $458 billion asset. But trading won’t start right away.

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PREMIUM50,161 viewsMay 2, 2024

Why The American Economy Is Suddenly Exceptional

The U.S. was known as the “cleanest dirty shirt” during the financial crisis, the one place you could put your money if you had to put it somewhere, Now it is being called exceptional.

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14,777 viewsApr 19, 2024

Passive Income Strategies Put Your Money To Work–All You Have To Do Is Watch

The right kinds of bond funds, dividend-raising stocks and annuities can put some of your wealth, and even your retirement, on autopilot. Read more here.

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PREMIUM51,643 viewsJan 12, 2024

Student Lender Sofi’s Growth Story Leaves Unanswered Questions

Thirteen years after its founding, the $2 billion consumer lender’s executives are buzzing about its growth and profitability, but its SEC filing tells a different tale.

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PREMIUM11,293 viewsJan 11, 2024

Bitcoin ETF Scorecard: Grayscale Tops Trading Volume But How Much Were Redemptions?

The race is on to gather assets via traditional financial firms into Satoshi’s brainchild, bitcoin. After a day of trading GBTC, Fidelity and Blackrock see the biggest volume. .